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Mathew AR, Di Matteo G, La Rosa P, Barbati SA, Mannina L, Moreno S, Tata AM, Cavallucci V, Fidaleo M. Vitamin B12 Deficiency and the Nervous System: Beyond Metabolic Decompensation-Comparing Biological Models and Gaining New Insights into Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:590. [PMID: 38203763 PMCID: PMC10778862 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
Abstract
Vitamin B12 (VitB12) is a micronutrient and acts as a cofactor for fundamental biochemical reactions: the synthesis of succinyl-CoA from methylmalonyl-CoA and biotin, and the synthesis of methionine from folic acid and homocysteine. VitB12 deficiency can determine a wide range of diseases, including nervous system impairments. Although clinical evidence shows a direct role of VitB12 in neuronal homeostasis, the molecular mechanisms are yet to be characterized in depth. Earlier investigations focused on exploring the biochemical shifts resulting from a deficiency in the function of VitB12 as a coenzyme, while more recent studies propose a broader mechanism, encompassing changes at the molecular/cellular levels. Here, we explore existing study models employed to investigate the role of VitB12 in the nervous system, including the challenges inherent in replicating deficiency/supplementation in experimental settings. Moreover, we discuss the potential biochemical alterations and ensuing mechanisms that might be modified at the molecular/cellular level (such as epigenetic modifications or changes in lysosomal activity). We also address the role of VitB12 deficiency in initiating processes that contribute to nervous system deterioration, including ROS accumulation, inflammation, and demyelination. Consequently, a complex biological landscape emerges, requiring further investigative efforts to grasp the intricacies involved and identify potential therapeutic targets.
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- Aimee Rachel Mathew
- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.R.M.); (A.M.T.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (L.M.)
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- Division of Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy;
- European Center for Brain Research, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00179 Rome, Italy
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- Departmental Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, UniCamillus-Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, 00131 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Science, University Roma Tre, 00146 Rome, Italy;
- Laboratory of Neurodevelopment, Neurogenetics and Neuromolecular Biology, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00179 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.R.M.); (A.M.T.)
- Research Centre of Neurobiology “Daniel Bovet”, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy;
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.R.M.); (A.M.T.)
- Research Center for Nanotechnology Applied to Engineering (CNIS), Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Chiavaroli A, Masciulli F, Ingallina C, Mannina L, Loreta Libero M, Di Simone SC, Acquaviva A, Nilofar, Recinella L, Leone S, Brunetti L, Carradori S, Cantò L, Orlando G, Zengin G, Ibrahim Uba A, Cakilcioğlu U, Mukemre M, Elkiran O, Di Vito M, Menghini L, Ferrante C. Comprehensive metabolite and biological profile of "Sulmona Red Garlic" ecotype's aerial bulbils. Food Res Int 2024; 175:113654. [PMID: 38129017 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
"Sulmona Red Garlic" is a well-known Italian traditional product. Bulbs, used for culinary purposes, have been largely investigated for their medicinal properties whereas aerial bulbils are usually removed as waste material. Here, for the first time, chemical composition and biological properties of the hydroalcoholic extract from aerial bulbils were investigated. Complementary information on metabolite composition were obtained using both NMR based untargeted and HPLC-DAD targeted methodologies. The NMR analysis revealed the presence of sugars, organic acids, amino acids, organosulphur compounds (methiin, alliin, allicin and cycloalliin), and other secondary metabolites. In particular, methiin and alliin were identified for the first time in the NMR spectra of aerial bulbil garlic extracts. Polyphenol content was determined by HPLC-DAD analysis: catechin, chlorogenic acid, and gallic acid turned out to be the most abundant phenolics. Hydroalcoholic extract blocked cell proliferation of colon cancer cell line HCT116 with an IC50 of 352.07 µg/mL, while it was non-toxic to myoblast cell line C2C12. In addition, it caused seedling germination reduction of two edible and herbaceous dicotyledon species, namely Cichorium intybus and C. endivia. Moreover, the same extract reduced the gene expression of TNF-α (tumor necrosis factor), HIF1-α (hypoxia-inducible factor), VEGFA (vascular endothelial growth factor), and transient receptor potential (TRP) M8 (TRPM8) indicating the ability to contrast cancer development through the angiogenic pathway. Final, in silico experiments were also carried out supporting the biological effects of organosulphur compounds, particularly alliin, which may directly interact with TRPM8. The results here reported suggest the potential use of garlic aerial bulbils often considered a waste product as a source in phytotherapeutic remedies.
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- Annalisa Chiavaroli
- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Food Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; NMR Lab, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Food Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; NMR Lab, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Food Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; NMR Lab, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
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- College of Science and Mathematics, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ 08028, United States
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- Pertek Sakine Genç Vocational School, Munzur University, Tunceli, Pertek 62500, Turkey
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- Department of Plant and Animal Production, Yuksekova Vocational School, Hakkari University, Hakkari 30100, Turkey
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- Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Environmental Health, Sinop University, Sinop, Turkey
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- Dip. di Scienze biotecnologiche di base, cliniche intensivologiche e perioperatorie Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Agostino Gemelli, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Di Giacomo S, Percaccio E, Vitalone A, Ingallina C, Mannina L, Macone A, Di Sotto A. Characterization of the Chemopreventive Properties of Cannabis sativa L. Inflorescences from Monoecious Cultivars Grown in Central Italy. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:3814. [PMID: 38005711 PMCID: PMC10675481 DOI: 10.3390/plants12223814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Hemp bioproducts hold great promise as valuable materials for nutraceutical and pharmaceutical applications due to their diverse bioactive compounds and potential health benefits. In line with this interest and in an attempt to valorize the Lazio Region crops, this present study investigated chemically characterized hydroalcoholic and organic extracts, obtained from the inflorescences of locally cultivated Felina 32, USO 31, Ferimon and Fedora 17 hemp varieties. In order to highlight the possible chemopreventive power of the tested samples, a bioactivity screening was performed, which included studying the antimutagenic activity, radical scavenging power, cytotoxicity in human hepatoma HepG2 cells, leakage of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and modulation of the oxidative stress parameters and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) involved in the regulation of the cell transformation and cancer proliferation. Tolerability studies in noncancerous H69 cholangiocytes were performed, too. The organic extracts showed moderate to strong antimutagenic activities and a marked cytotoxicity in the HepG2 cells, associated with an increased oxidative stress and LDH release, and to a G6PDH modulation. The hydroalcoholic extracts mainly exhibited radical scavenging properties with weak or null activities in the other assays. The extracts were usually well-tolerated in H69 cells, except for the highest concentrations which impaired cell viability, likely due to an increased oxidative stress. The obtained results suggest a possibility in the inflorescences from the Felina 32, USO 31, Ferimon and Fedora 17 hemp varieties as source of bioactive compounds endowed with genoprotective and chemopreventive properties that could be harnessed as preventive or adjuvant healing strategies.
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- Silvia Di Giacomo
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (E.P.); (A.V.)
- Unit of Human Nutrition and Health, Department of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (E.P.); (A.V.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (E.P.); (A.V.)
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Biochemical Science “A. Rossi Fanelli”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (E.P.); (A.V.)
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Taiti C, Di Matteo G, Spano M, Vinciguerra V, Masi E, Mannina L, Garzoli S. Metabolomic Approach Based on Analytical Techniques for the Detection of Secondary Metabolites from Humulus lupulus L. Dried Leaves. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13732. [PMID: 37762036 PMCID: PMC10531422 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241813732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Currently, the leaves of the hop plant (Humulus lupulus L.) are an unexploited and still little-investigated agricultural by-product. In our study, with the aim of exploring the metabolome of dried hop leaves (Chinook cultivar), a metabolomic approach was applied using multiple analytical tools such as SPME/GC-MS, GC-MS, PTR-ToF-MS, and NMR to identify the secondary metabolites. The obtained results showed the presence of a high number of components belonging to different chemical classes. In fact, thanks to the multi-methodological approach, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with low molecular weight, terpenic compounds, fatty acids, sugars, amino acids, organic acids, and alcohols have been detected and identified. Among the revealed terpenes in the untreated matrix, the sesquiterpenes α-humulene, β-caryophyllene, and α-copaene were the most abundant. Among the saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, palmitic and linolenic acids, respectively, were those with the highest relative percentages. Particularly relevant was the sugar content, where sucrose was the main exponent while glutamate and asparagine were the principal detected amino acids. Conversely, alcohols and organic acids were the least abundant compound classes, and xanthohumol was also identified in the methanolic extract.
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- Cosimo Taiti
- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environmental and Forest, Università di Firenze, 50019 Firenze, Italy; (C.T.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drug, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (M.S.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drug, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (M.S.); (L.M.)
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- Department for Innovation in Biological Systems, Food and Forestry, University of Tuscia, 01100 Viterbo, Italy;
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- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environmental and Forest, Università di Firenze, 50019 Firenze, Italy; (C.T.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drug, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (M.S.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drug, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (M.S.); (L.M.)
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Di Matteo G, Cimbalo A, Manyes L, Mannina L. Beauvericin Immunotoxicity Prevention by Gentiana lutea L. Flower In Vitro. Toxins (Basel) 2023; 15:538. [PMID: 37755964 PMCID: PMC10535299 DOI: 10.3390/toxins15090538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Beauvericin (BEA) is an emerging mycotoxin produced by some species of Fusarium genera that widely contaminates food and feed. Gentiana lutea is a protected medicinal plant known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, which are attributed to its rich content of bioactive compounds. In order to evaluate the beneficial effects of G. lutea flower against BEA cytotoxicity, the aim of this study is to evaluate changes in protein expression after Jurkat cell exposure through a proteomics approach. To carry out the experiment, cells were exposed to intestinally digested G. lutea flower alone or in combination with the BEA standard (100 nM) over 7 days. Differentially expressed proteins were statistically evaluated (p < 0.05), revealing a total of 172 proteins with respect to the control in cells exposed to the BEA standard, 145 proteins for G. lutea alone, and 139 proteins when exposing the cells to the combined exposure. Bioinformatic analysis revealed processes implicated in mitochondria, ATP-related activity, and RNA binding. After careful analysis of differentially expressed proteins, it was evident that G. lutea attenuated, in most cases, the negative effects of BEA. Furthermore, it decreased the presence of major oncoproteins involved in the modulation of immune function.
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- Giacomo Di Matteo
- Food Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (L.M.)
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Avda Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Spain;
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitat de València, Avda Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Spain;
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- Food Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (L.M.)
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Goppa L, Spano M, Baiguera RM, Cartabia M, Rossi P, Mannina L, Savino E. NMR-Based Characterization of Wood Decay Fungi as Promising Novel Foods: Abortiporus biennis, Fomitopsis iberica and Stereum hirsutum Mycelia as Case Studies. Foods 2023; 12:2507. [PMID: 37444245 DOI: 10.3390/foods12132507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Wood Decay Fungi (WDF) are fungi specialized in degrading wood. An interesting perspective is their use as a source of Novel Foods or food ingredients. Here, for the first time, the metabolite profiling of hydroalcoholic and organic extracts from A. biennis, F. iberica, S. hirsutum mycelia was investigated by NMR methodology. Amino acids (alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartate, betaine, GABA, glutamate, glutamine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, tyrosine, valine), sugars (galactose, glucose, maltose, trehalose, mannitol), organic acids (acetate, citrate, formate, fumarate, lactate, malate, succinate), adenosine, choline, uracil and uridine were identified and quantified in the hydroalcoholic extracts, whereas the 1H spectra of organic extracts showed the presence of saturated, mono-unsaturated and di-unsaturated fatty chains, ergosterol,1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylethanolamine, and 1,2-diacyl-sasglycero-3-phosphatidylcholine. A. biennis extracts showed the highest amino acid concentration. Some compounds were detected only in specific species: betaine and mannitol in S. hirsutum, maltose in A. biennis, galactose in F. iberica, GABA in F. iberica and S. hirsutum, and acetate in A. biennis and S. hirsutum. S. hirsutum showed the highest saturated fatty chain concentration, whereas DUFA reached the highest concentration in A. biennis. A high amount of ergosterol was measured both in A. biennis and F. iberica. The reported results can be useful in the development of WDF-based products with a high nutritional and nutraceutical value.
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- Lorenzo Goppa
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DSTA), University of Pavia, Via A. Ferrata 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- NMR-Based Metabolomics Laboratory (NMLab), Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DSTA), University of Pavia, Via A. Ferrata 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DSTA), University of Pavia, Via A. Ferrata 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- MOGU S.r.l., Via S. Francesco d'Assisi 4, 21020 Inarzo, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "L. Spallanzani", University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- NMR-Based Metabolomics Laboratory (NMLab), Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DSTA), University of Pavia, Via A. Ferrata 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Spano M, Di Matteo G, Fernandez Retamozo CA, Lasalvia A, Ruggeri M, Sandri G, Cordeiro C, Sousa Silva M, Totaro Fila C, Garzoli S, Crestoni ME, Mannina L. A Multimethodological Approach for the Chemical Characterization of Edible Insects: The Case Study of Acheta domesticus. Foods 2023; 12:2331. [PMID: 37372542 DOI: 10.3390/foods12122331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Acheta domesticus (house cricket) has been recently introduced into the official European list of novel foods, representing an alternative and sustainable food source. Up to now, the chemical characterization of this edible insect has been focused only on specific classes of compounds. Here, three production batches of an A. domesticus powder were investigated by means of a multimethodological approach based on NMR, FT-ICR MS, and GC-MS methodologies. The applied analytical protocol, proposed for the first time in the study of an edible insect, allowed us to identify and quantify compounds not previously reported in crickets. In particular, methyl-branched hydrocarbons, previously identified in other insects, together with other compounds such as citrulline, formate, γ-terpinene, p-cymene, α-thujene, β-thujene, and 4-carene were detected. Amino acids, organic acids, and fatty acids were also identified and quantified. The improved knowledge of the chemical profile of this novel food opens new horizons both for the use of crickets as a food ingredient and for the use of extracts for the production of new formulations. In order to achieve this objective, studies regarding safety, biological activity, bioaccessibility, and bioavailability are needed as future perspectives in this field.
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- Mattia Spano
- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- NMR-Based Metabolomics Laboratory (NMLab), Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- NMR-Based Metabolomics Laboratory (NMLab), Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- NMR-Based Metabolomics Laboratory (NMLab), Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratório de FT-ICR e Espectrometria de Massa Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo-Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Laboratório de FT-ICR e Espectrometria de Massa Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo-Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
- NMR-Based Metabolomics Laboratory (NMLab), Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Rogati F, Maioli C, Lauro G, Caprioglio D, Imperio D, Del Grosso E, Botta B, Mannina L, Bifulco G, Ingallina C, Minassi A. A Classic Photochemical Approach Inducing an Unexpected Rearrangement: Exploring the Photoreactivity of Pentacyclic Triterpenic Acids. J Nat Prod 2023; 86:1025-1032. [PMID: 37036806 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
The discovery of new bioactivities is closely related to the generation of novel scaffolds, and in the past few years different strategies have been proposed to obtain unknown architectures from the manipulation of known compounds. In the present study, we exploited a vintage photochemical approach for the discovery of an unexpected pathway of reactivity related to Δ1-3-oxo-pentacyclic triterpenic acids gaining access to a new class of natural-unnatural 5(10→1)abeo-pentacyclic triterpenic acids.
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- Federica Rogati
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Bovio 6, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Bovio 6, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Bovio 6, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Bovio 6, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Bovio 6, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università la Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università la Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università la Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Bovio 6, 28100 Novara, Italy
- PlantaChem srls, Via Canobio 4/6, 28100 Novara, Italy
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Ingallina C, Di Matteo G, Spano M, Acciaro E, Campiglia E, Mannina L, Sobolev AP. Byproducts of Globe Artichoke and Cauliflower Production as a New Source of Bioactive Compounds in the Green Economy Perspective: An NMR Study. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031363. [PMID: 36771031 PMCID: PMC9919138 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The recovery of bioactive compounds from crop byproducts leads to a new perspective way of waste reutilization as a part of the circular economy. The present study aimed at an exhaustive metabolite profile characterization of globe artichoke and cauliflower byproducts (leaves, stalks, and florets for cauliflower only) as a prerequisite for their valorization and future implementations. The metabolite profile of aqueous and organic extracts of byproducts was analyzed using the NMR-based metabolomics approach. Free amino acids, organic acids, sugars, polyols, polyphenols, amines, glucosinolates, fatty acids, phospho- and galactolipids, sterols, and sesquiterpene lactones were identified and quantified. In particular, globe artichoke byproducts are a source of health-beneficial compounds including chiro-inositol (up to 10.1 mg/g), scyllo-inositol (up to 1.8 mg/g), sesquiterpene lactones (cynaropicrin, grosheimin, dehydrocynaropicrin, up to 45.5 mg/g in total), inulins, and chlorogenic acid (up to 7.5 mg/g), whereas cauliflower byproducts enclose bioactive sulfur-containing compounds S-methyl-L-cysteine S-oxide (methiin, up to 20.7 mg/g) and glucosinolates. A variable content of all metabolites was observed depending on the crop type (globe artichoke vs. cauliflower) and the plant part (leaves vs. stalks). The results here reported can be potentially used in different ways, including the formulation of new plant biostimulants and food supplements.
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- Cinzia Ingallina
- Food Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Food Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Food Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- “Annalaura Segre” Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Institute for Biological Systems, CNR, Via Salaria, Km 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Food Chemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- “Annalaura Segre” Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, Institute for Biological Systems, CNR, Via Salaria, Km 29,300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy
- Correspondence:
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Ambroselli D, Masciulli F, Romano E, Catanzaro G, Besharat ZM, Massari MC, Ferretti E, Migliaccio S, Izzo L, Ritieni A, Grosso M, Formichi C, Dotta F, Frigerio F, Barbiera E, Giusti AM, Ingallina C, Mannina L. New Advances in Metabolic Syndrome, from Prevention to Treatment: The Role of Diet and Food. Nutrients 2023; 15:640. [PMID: 36771347 PMCID: PMC9921449 DOI: 10.3390/nu15030640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The definition of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has undergone several changes over the years due to the difficulty in establishing universal criteria for it. Underlying the disorders related to MetS is almost invariably a pro-inflammatory state related to altered glucose metabolism, which could lead to elevated cardiovascular risk. Indeed, the complications closely related to MetS are cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). It has been observed that the predisposition to metabolic syndrome is modulated by complex interactions between human microbiota, genetic factors, and diet. This review provides a summary of the last decade of literature related to three principal aspects of MetS: (i) the syndrome's definition and classification, pathophysiology, and treatment approaches; (ii) prediction and diagnosis underlying the biomarkers identified by means of advanced methodologies (NMR, LC/GC-MS, and LC, LC-MS); and (iii) the role of foods and food components in prevention and/or treatment of MetS, demonstrating a possible role of specific foods intake in the development of MetS.
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- Donatella Ambroselli
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Health Sciences Section, University “Foro Italico”, 00135 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
- UNESCO, Health Education and Sustainable Development, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Ruggeri M, Bianchi E, Vigani B, Sánchez-Espejo R, Spano M, Totaro Fila C, Mannina L, Viseras C, Rossi S, Sandri G. Nutritional and Functional Properties of Novel Italian Spray-Dried Cricket Powder. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12010112. [PMID: 36670974 PMCID: PMC9854902 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12010112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Insects, especially crickets, have been proposed as a novel source of nutrients in human nutrition since they possess bioactive molecules, including high protein content, lipids, chitin, vitamins and minerals. In this work, the nutritional and functional properties of a novel Italian spray-dried (SD) cricket powder were evaluated. The powder was characterized by physico-chemical properties (morphology, size distribution, solid state, thermal profiles, and surface zeta potential), and antioxidant properties. Moreover, preclinical properties (cytocompatibility and pro-inflammatory immune response) were assessed. The powder was characterized by microparticle structure with bulges and rough surfaces, showing distinctive antioxidant properties. The preclinical results suggested that the SD crickets were biocompatible towards Caco-2 and macrophages without immune response, representing an interesting material for the food industry that could provide health benefits in addition to the basic nutritional value of traditional foods.
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- Marco Ruggeri
- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus of Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Campus of Cartuja s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Spano M, Di Matteo G, Ingallina C, Sobolev AP, Giusti AM, Vinci G, Cammarone S, Tortora C, Lamelza L, Prencipe SA, Gobbi L, Botta B, Marini F, Campiglia E, Mannina L. Industrial Hemp ( Cannabis sativa L.) Inflorescences as Novel Food: The Effect of Different Agronomical Practices on Chemical Profile. Foods 2022; 11:foods11223658. [PMID: 36429250 PMCID: PMC9689267 DOI: 10.3390/foods11223658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In this study, the effect of several agronomical practices on the chemical composition of hemp inflorescences, a potential novel food that needs to be further studied, was observed. Here, the case study of inflorescences from Ferimon cultivars is discussed and submitted to different agronomical practices (irrigation and fertilizers) in different years, and the inflorescences harvested in different periods were analyzed by a multimethodological approach. Targeted and untargeted methodologies allowed cannabinoids, total phenolic content, metabolite profile and antioxidant activity to be determined. The biomass and inflorescence yields were also reported. The whole data set was submitted to ANOVA-simultaneous component analysis. The statistic results allowed us to observe that irrigation was responsible for the (-)-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) increment. THC, cannabichromene (CBC), cannabigerol (CBG), succinate, and fructose resulted as higher in full female flowering than in the period of seed maturity. On the other hand, nitrogen supplementation led to an increase of iso-leucine, valine, and threonine. The obtained results underlined both the potential food application of hemp inflorescences, due to the rich chemical profile, and the strong effect of agronomical practices, mainly irrigation and harvesting, on the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of its metabolite profile.
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- Mattia Spano
- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Segre-Capitani”, Institute for Biological Systems, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis Snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Sobolev AP, Ingallina C, Spano M, Di Matteo G, Mannina L. NMR-Based Approaches in the Study of Foods. Molecules 2022; 27:7906. [PMID: 36432006 PMCID: PMC9697393 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
In this review, the three different NMR-based approaches usually used to study foodstuffs are described, reporting specific examples. The first approach starts with the food of interest that can be investigated using different complementary NMR methodologies to obtain a comprehensive picture of food composition and structure; another approach starts with the specific problem related to a given food (frauds, safety, traceability, geographical and botanical origin, farming methods, food processing, maturation and ageing, etc.) that can be addressed by choosing the most suitable NMR methodology; finally, it is possible to start from a single NMR methodology, developing a broad range of applications to tackle common food-related challenges and different aspects related to foods.
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- Anatoly P. Sobolev
- Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Segre-Capitani”, Institute for Biological Systems, CNR, Via Salaria, Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Maestrello V, Solovyev P, Bontempo L, Mannina L, Camin F. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in extra virgin olive oil authentication. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022; 21:4056-4075. [PMID: 35876303 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is a high-quality product that has become one of the stars in the food fraud context in recent years. EVOO can encounter different types of fraud, from adulteration with cheaper oils to mislabeling, and for this reason, the assessment of its authenticity and traceability can be challenging. There are several officially recognized analytical methods for its authentication, but they are not able to unambiguously trace the geographical and botanical origin of EVOOs. The application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to EVOO is reviewed here as a reliable and rapid tool to verify different aspects of its adulteration, such as undeclared blends with cheaper oils and cultivar and geographical origin mislabeling. This technique makes it possible to use both targeted and untargeted approaches and to determine the olive oil metabolomic profile and the quantification of its constituents.
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- Valentina Maestrello
- Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), San Michele all'Adige, Italy.,Center Agriculture Food Environment (C3A), University of Trento, San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro, Roma
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- Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), San Michele all'Adige, Italy.,Center Agriculture Food Environment (C3A), University of Trento, San Michele all'Adige, Italy.,International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna International Centre, Vienna, Austria
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Di Muzio L, Paolicelli P, Trilli J, Petralito S, Carriero VC, Brandelli C, Spano M, Sobolev AP, Mannina L, Casadei MA. Insights into the reaction of chondroitin sulfate with glycidyl methacrylate: 1D and 2D NMR investigation. Carbohydr Polym 2022; 296:119916. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Ullah H, Sommella E, Santarcangelo C, D’Avino D, Rossi A, Dacrema M, Minno AD, Di Matteo G, Mannina L, Campiglia P, Magni P, Daglia M. Hydroethanolic Extract of Prunus domestica L.: Metabolite Profiling and In Vitro Modulation of Molecular Mechanisms Associated to Cardiometabolic Diseases. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14020340. [PMID: 35057523 PMCID: PMC8778072 DOI: 10.3390/nu14020340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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High consumption of fruit and vegetables has an inverse association with cardiometabolic risk factors. This study aimed to chemically characterize the hydroethanolic extract of P. domestica subsp. syriaca fruit pulp and evaluate its inhibitory activity against metabolic enzymes and production of proinflammatory mediators. Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry(UHPLC-HRMS) analysis showed the presence of hydroxycinnamic acids, flavanols, and glycoside flavonols, while nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) analysis showed, among saccharides, an abundant presence of glucose. P. domestica fruit extract inhibited α-amylase, α-glucosidase, pancreatic lipase, and HMG CoA reductase enzyme activities, with IC50 values of 7.01 mg/mL, 6.4 mg/mL, 6.0 mg/mL, and 2.5 mg/mL, respectively. P. domestica fruit extract inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced production of nitrite, interleukin-1 β and PGE2 in activated J774 macrophages. The findings of the present study indicate that P. domestica fruit extracts positively modulate in vitro a series of molecular mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of cardiometabolic diseases. Further research is necessary to better characterize these properties and their potential application for human health.
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- Hammad Ullah
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, NA, Italy; (H.U.); (C.S.); (D.D.); (A.R.); (M.D.); (A.D.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy; (E.S.); (P.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, NA, Italy; (H.U.); (C.S.); (D.D.); (A.R.); (M.D.); (A.D.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, NA, Italy; (H.U.); (C.S.); (D.D.); (A.R.); (M.D.); (A.D.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, NA, Italy; (H.U.); (C.S.); (D.D.); (A.R.); (M.D.); (A.D.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, NA, Italy; (H.U.); (C.S.); (D.D.); (A.R.); (M.D.); (A.D.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, NA, Italy; (H.U.); (C.S.); (D.D.); (A.R.); (M.D.); (A.D.M.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, NA, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, RM, Italy; (G.D.M.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, RM, Italy; (G.D.M.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy; (E.S.); (P.C.)
- European Biomedical Research Institute of Salerno, Via De Renzi 50, 84125 Salerno, SA, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, MI, Italy
- IRCCS MultiMedica, Sesto San Giovanni, 20099 Milan, MI, Italy
- Correspondence: (P.M.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, NA, Italy; (H.U.); (C.S.); (D.D.); (A.R.); (M.D.); (A.D.M.)
- International Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- Correspondence: (P.M.); (M.D.)
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Di Giacomo S, Mariano A, Gullì M, Fraschetti C, Vitalone A, Filippi A, Mannina L, Scotto d’Abusco A, Di Sotto A. Role of Caryophyllane Sesquiterpenes in the Entourage Effect of Felina 32 Hemp Inflorescence Phytocomplex in Triple Negative MDA-MB-468 Breast Cancer Cells. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26216688. [PMID: 34771097 PMCID: PMC8587411 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26216688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Cannabis sativa L. crops have been traditionally exploited as sources of fibers, nutrients, and bioactive phytochemicals of medical interest. In the present study, two terpene-rich organic extracts, namely FOJ and FOS, obtained from Felina 32 hemp inflorescences collected in June and September, respectively, have been studied for their in vitro anticancer properties. Particularly, their cytotoxicity was evaluated in different cancer cell lines, and the possible entourage effect between nonintoxicating phytocannabinoids (cannabidiol and cannabichromene) and caryophyllane sesquiterpenes (β-caryophyllene, β-caryophyllene oxide and α-humulene), as identified at GC/MS analysis, was characterized. Modulation of cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors was studied as a mechanistic hypothesis. Results highlighted marked cytotoxic effects of FOJ, FOS, and pure compounds in triple negative breast cancer MDA-MB-468 cells, likely mediated by a CB2 receptor activation. Cannabidiol was the main cytotoxic constituent, although low levels of caryophyllane sesquiterpenes and cannabichromene induced potentiating effects; the presence in the extracts of unknown antagonistic compounds has been highlighted too. These results suggest an interest in Felina 32 hemp inflorescences as a source of bioactive phytocomplexes with anticancer properties and strengthen the importance of considering the possible involvement of minor terpenes, such as caryophyllane sesquiterpenes, in the entourage effect of hemp-based extracts.
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- Silvia Di Giacomo
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.G.); (A.V.)
- Correspondence: (S.D.G.); (A.D.S.)
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.M.); (A.S.d.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.G.); (A.V.)
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.F.); (A.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.G.); (A.V.)
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.F.); (A.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.F.); (A.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.M.); (A.S.d.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Erspamer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.G.); (A.V.)
- Correspondence: (S.D.G.); (A.D.S.)
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Di Matteo G, Di Matteo P, Sambucci M, Tirillò J, Giusti AM, Vinci G, Gobbi L, Prencipe SA, Salvo A, Ingallina C, Spano M, Sobolev AP, Proietti N, Di Tullio V, Russo P, Mannina L, Valente M. Commercial Bio-Packaging to Preserve the Quality and Extend the Shelf-Life of Vegetables: The Case-Study of Pumpkin Samples Studied by a Multimethodological Approach. Foods 2021; 10:foods10102440. [PMID: 34681489 PMCID: PMC8535681 DOI: 10.3390/foods10102440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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A multidisciplinary protocol is proposed to monitor the preservation of fresh pumpkin samples (FP) using three commercial polymeric films: A made of biodegradable cellophane from regenerated cellulose pulp; B from corn starch, cassava and eucalyptus, C made of polylactic acid from corn starch, and a polyethylene film used as reference (REF). Chemical, mechanical and microbiological analyses were applied on packaging and fresh and packaged samples at different times. After an 11-day period, NMR spectroscopy results showed a sucrose increase and a malic acid decrease in all the biofilms with respect to FP; fructose, glucose, galactose levels remained quite constant in biofilms B and C; the most abundant amino acids remained quite constant in biofilm A and decreased significantly in biofilm B. From microbiological analyses total microbial count was below the threshold value up to 7 days for samples in all the films, and 11 days for biofilm C. The lactic acid bacteria, and yeasts and molds counts were below the acceptability limit during the 11 days for all packages. In the case of biofilm C, the most promising packaging for microbiological point of view, aroma analysis was also carried out. In this paper, you can find all the analysis performed and all the values found.
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- Giacomo Di Matteo
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Laboratorio di Chimica degli Alimenti, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00182 Roma, Italy; (G.D.M.); (A.S.); (C.I.); (M.S.)
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy; (P.D.M.); (M.S.); (J.T.); (M.V.)
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy; (P.D.M.); (M.S.); (J.T.); (M.V.)
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy; (P.D.M.); (M.S.); (J.T.); (M.V.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Roma, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Management, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Roma, Italy; (G.V.); (L.G.); (S.A.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Management, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Roma, Italy; (G.V.); (L.G.); (S.A.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Management, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Roma, Italy; (G.V.); (L.G.); (S.A.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Laboratorio di Chimica degli Alimenti, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00182 Roma, Italy; (G.D.M.); (A.S.); (C.I.); (M.S.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Laboratorio di Chimica degli Alimenti, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00182 Roma, Italy; (G.D.M.); (A.S.); (C.I.); (M.S.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Laboratorio di Chimica degli Alimenti, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00182 Roma, Italy; (G.D.M.); (A.S.); (C.I.); (M.S.)
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- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica “Segre-Capitani”, Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy; (A.P.S.); (N.P.); (V.D.T.)
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- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica “Segre-Capitani”, Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy; (A.P.S.); (N.P.); (V.D.T.)
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- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica “Segre-Capitani”, Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Area della Ricerca di Roma 1, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy; (A.P.S.); (N.P.); (V.D.T.)
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy; (P.D.M.); (M.S.); (J.T.); (M.V.)
- Correspondence: (P.R.); (L.M.); Tel.: +39-06-44585565 (P.R.); +39-06-499137352 (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Laboratorio di Chimica degli Alimenti, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00182 Roma, Italy; (G.D.M.); (A.S.); (C.I.); (M.S.)
- Correspondence: (P.R.); (L.M.); Tel.: +39-06-44585565 (P.R.); +39-06-499137352 (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy; (P.D.M.); (M.S.); (J.T.); (M.V.)
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Spano M, Maccelli A, Di Matteo G, Ingallina C, Biava M, Crestoni ME, Bardaud JX, Giusti AM, Mariano A, Scotto D’Abusco A, Sobolev AP, Lasalvia A, Fornarini S, Mannina L. Metabolomic Profiling of Fresh Goji ( Lycium barbarum L.) Berries from Two Cultivars Grown in Central Italy: A Multi-Methodological Approach. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26175412. [PMID: 34500850 PMCID: PMC8433735 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26175412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The metabolite profile of fresh Goji berries from two cultivars, namely Big Lifeberry (BL) and Sweet Lifeberry (SL), grown in the Lazio region (Central Italy) and harvested at two different periods, August and October, corresponding at the beginning and the end of the maturation, was characterized by means of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (ESI FT-ICR MS) methodologies. Several classes of compounds such as sugars, amino acids, organic acids, fatty acids, polyphenols, and terpenes were identified and quantified in hydroalcoholic and organic Bligh-Dyer extracts. Sweet Lifeberry extracts were characterized by a higher content of sucrose with respect to the Big Lifeberry ones and high levels of amino acids (glycine, betaine, proline) were observed in SL berries harvested in October. Spectrophotometric analysis of chlorophylls and total carotenoids was also carried out, showing a decrease of carotenoids during the time. These results can be useful not only to valorize local products but also to suggest the best harvesting period to obtain a product with a chemical composition suitable for specific industrial use. Finally, preliminary studies regarding both the chemical characterization of Goji leaves generally considered a waste product, and the biological activity of Big Lifeberry berries extracts was also investigated. Goji leaves showed a chemical profile rich in healthy compounds (polyphenols, flavonoids, etc.) confirming their promising use in the supplements/nutraceutical/cosmetic field. MG63 cells treated with Big Lifeberry berries extracts showed a decrease of iNOS, COX-2, IL-6, and IL-8 expression indicating their significant biological activity.
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- Mattia Spano
- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (A.M.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (M.B.); (A.L.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (A.M.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (M.B.); (A.L.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (A.M.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (M.B.); (A.L.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (A.M.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (M.B.); (A.L.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (A.M.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (M.B.); (A.L.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (A.M.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (M.B.); (A.L.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
- Correspondence: (M.E.C.); (A.P.S.)
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- Institut de Chimie Physique, CLIO, Université Paris Saclay, Bât 200, BP34, CEDEX, 91898 Orsay, France;
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.M.); (A.S.D.)
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Sapienza University of Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.M.); (A.S.D.)
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- Institute for Biological Systems, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Segre-Capitani”, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy
- Correspondence: (M.E.C.); (A.P.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (A.M.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (M.B.); (A.L.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (A.M.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (M.B.); (A.L.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (A.M.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (M.B.); (A.L.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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Sobolev AP, Di Lorenzo A, Circi S, Santarcangelo C, Ingallina C, Daglia M, Mannina L. NMR, RP-HPLC-PDA-ESI-MS n, and RP-HPLC-FD Characterization of Green and Oolong Teas ( Camellia sinensis L.). Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26175125. [PMID: 34500554 PMCID: PMC8434197 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26175125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Untargeted (NMR) and targeted (RP-HPLC-PDA-ESI-MSn, RP-HPLC-FD) analytical methodologies were used to determine the bioactive components of 19 tea samples, characterized by different production processes (common tea and GABA tea), degrees of fermentation (green and oolong teas), and harvesting season (autumn and spring). The combination of NMR data and a multivariate statistical approach led to a statistical model able to discriminate between GABA and non-GABA teas and green and oolong teas. Targeted analyses showed that green and GABA green teas had similar polyphenol and caffeine contents, but the GABA level was higher in GABA green teas than in regular green tea samples. GABA oolong teas showed lower contents of polyphenols, caffeine, and amino acids, and a higher content of GABA, in comparison with non-GABA oolong teas. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that the healthy properties of teas, especially GABA teas, have to be evaluated via comprehensive metabolic profiling rather than only the GABA content.
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- Anatoly P. Sobolev
- Institute for Biological Systems, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Segre-Capitani”, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (L.M.)
- Correspondence: (C.I.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy;
- International Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- Correspondence: (C.I.); (M.D.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (S.C.); (L.M.)
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Spano M, Di Matteo G, Ingallina C, Botta B, Quaglio D, Ghirga F, Balducci S, Cammarone S, Campiglia E, Giusti AM, Vinci G, Rapa M, Ciano S, Mannina L, Sobolev AP. A Multimethodological Characterization of Cannabis sativa L. Inflorescences from Seven Dioecious Cultivars Grown in Italy: The Effect of Different Harvesting Stages. Molecules 2021; 26:2912. [PMID: 34068911 PMCID: PMC8156653 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26102912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The chemical profile of the female inflorescence extracts from seven Cannabis sativa L. dioecious cultivars (Carmagnola, Fibranova, Eletta Campana, Antal, Tiborszallasi, Kompolti, and Tisza) was monitored at three harvesting stages (4, 14, and 30 September), reaching from the beginning of flowering to end of flowering/beginning of seed formation, using untargeted nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and targeted (ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) and spectrophotometry) analyses. The tetrahydrocannabinol content was always below the legal limits (<0.6%) in all the analyzed samples. The NMR metabolite profile (sugars, organic acids, amino acids, and minor compounds) subjected to principal components analysis (PCA) showed a strong variability according to the harvesting stages: samples harvested in stage I were characterized by a high content of sucrose and myo-inositol, whereas the ones harvested in stage II showed high levels of succinic acid, alanine, valine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, and threonine. Samples harvested in stage III were characterized by high levels of glucose, fructose, choline, trigonelline, malic acid, formic acid, and some amino acids. The ratio between chlorophylls and carotenoids content indicated that all plants grew up exposed to the sun, the Eletta Campana cultivar having the highest pigment amount. Tiborszallasi cultivar showed the highest polyphenol content. The highest antioxidant activity was generally observed in stage II. All these results suggested that the Cannabis sativa L. inflorescences of each analyzed dioecious hemp cultivar presented a peculiar chemical profile affected by the harvesting stage. This information could be useful for producers and industries to harvest inflorescences in the appropriate stage to obtain samples with a peculiar chemical profile suitable for proper applications.
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- Mattia Spano
- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (B.B.); (D.Q.); (F.G.); (S.B.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (B.B.); (D.Q.); (F.G.); (S.B.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (B.B.); (D.Q.); (F.G.); (S.B.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (B.B.); (D.Q.); (F.G.); (S.B.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (B.B.); (D.Q.); (F.G.); (S.B.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (B.B.); (D.Q.); (F.G.); (S.B.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (B.B.); (D.Q.); (F.G.); (S.B.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (B.B.); (D.Q.); (F.G.); (S.B.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.V.); (M.R.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.V.); (M.R.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.V.); (M.R.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.I.); (B.B.); (D.Q.); (F.G.); (S.B.); (S.C.)
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- Institute for Biological Systems, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Segre-Capitani”, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy;
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Ingallina C, Maccelli A, Spano M, Di Matteo G, Di Sotto A, Giusti AM, Vinci G, Di Giacomo S, Rapa M, Ciano S, Fraschetti C, Filippi A, Simonetti G, Cordeiro C, Silva MS, Crestoni ME, Sobolev AP, Fornarini S, Mannina L. Chemico-Biological Characterization of Torpedino Di Fondi ® Tomato Fruits: A Comparison with San Marzano Cultivar at Two Ripeness Stages. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9101027. [PMID: 33096834 PMCID: PMC7590105 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9101027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Torpedino di Fondi (TF) is a hybrid tomato landrace developed in Sicily and recently introduced in the south Lazio area along with the classical San Marzano (SM) cultivar. The present study aimed at characterizing TF tomatoes at both pink and red ripening stages, and at comparing them with traditional SM tomatoes. A multidisciplinary approach consisting of morphological, chemical (FT-ICR MS, NMR, HPLC, and spectrophotometric methods), and biological (antioxidant and antifungal in vitro activity) analyses was applied. Morphological analysis confirmed the mini-San Marzano nature and the peculiar crunchy and solid consistency of TF fruits. Pink TF tomatoes displayed the highest content of hydrophilic antioxidants, like total polyphenols (0.192 mg/g), tannins (0.013 mg/g), flavonoids (0.204 mg/g), and chlorophylls a (0.344 mg/g) and b (0.161 mg/g), whereas red TF fruits were characterized by the highest levels of fructose (3000 mg/100 g), glucose (2000 mg/100 g), tryptophan (2.7 mg/100 g), phenylalanine (13 mg/100 g), alanine (25 mg/100 g), and total tri-unsaturated fatty acids (13% mol). Red SM fruits revealed the greatest content of lipophilic antioxidants, with 1234 mg/g of total carotenoids. In agreement with phenolics content, TF cultivar showed the greatest antioxidant activity. Lastly, red TF inhibited Candida species (albicans, glabrata and krusei) growth.
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- Cinzia Ingallina
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (A.M.); (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (A.M.); (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (A.M.); (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (A.M.); (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Farmacologia “V. Ersparmer”, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.D.S.); (S.D.G.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale Sapienza, Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Management, Laboratorio di Merceologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.V.); (M.R.); (S.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Farmacologia “V. Ersparmer”, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.D.S.); (S.D.G.)
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- Dipartimento di Management, Laboratorio di Merceologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.V.); (M.R.); (S.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Management, Laboratorio di Merceologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.V.); (M.R.); (S.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (A.M.); (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (A.M.); (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Laboratório de FT-ICR e Espectrometria de Massa Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo-Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; (C.C.); (M.S.S.)
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- Laboratório de FT-ICR e Espectrometria de Massa Estrutural, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo-Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; (C.C.); (M.S.S.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (A.M.); (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
- Correspondence: (M.E.C.); (A.P.S.); Tel.: +39-06-4991-3596 (M.E.C.); +39-06-9067-2385 (A.P.S.)
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- Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica “Annalaura Segre”, CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy
- Correspondence: (M.E.C.); (A.P.S.); Tel.: +39-06-4991-3596 (M.E.C.); +39-06-9067-2385 (A.P.S.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (A.M.); (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (A.M.); (M.S.); (G.D.M.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (S.F.); (L.M.)
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Ingallina C, Spano M, Sobolev AP, Esposito C, Santarcangelo C, Baldi A, Daglia M, Mannina L. Characterization of Local Products for Their Industrial Use: The Case of Italian Potato Cultivars Analyzed by Untargeted and Targeted Methodologies. Foods 2020; 9:foods9091216. [PMID: 32887216 PMCID: PMC7555304 DOI: 10.3390/foods9091216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The chemical characterization of local Italian potato cultivars is reported to promote their preservation and use as high quality raw material in food industries. Twenty potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars from Piedmont and Liguria Italian regions were investigated using NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) and RP-HPLC-PDA-ESI-MSn (Reversed Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Photodiode Array Detector and Electrospray Ionization Mass Detector) methodologies. Water soluble and lipophilic metabolites were identified and quantified. With respect to literature data, a more complete 1H (protonic) spectral assignment of the aqueous potato extracts was reported, whereas the 1H NMR assignment of potato organic extracts was reported here for the first time. Phenolics resulted to be in high concentrations in the purple–blue colored Rouge des Flandres, Bergerac, Fleur Bleu, and Blue Star cultivars. Servane, Piatlina, and Malou showed the highest amount of galacturonic acid, a marker of pectin presence, whereas Jelly cultivar was characterized by high levels of monosaccharides. Roseval and Rubra Spes contained high levels of citric acid involved in the inhibition of the enzymatic browning in fresh-cut potato. High levels of the amino acids involved in the formation of pleasant-smell volatile compounds during potato cooking were detected in Rouge des Flandres, Blue Star, Bergerac, Roseval, and Ratte cultivars. These results suggest that each local cultivar is characterized by a proper chemical profile related to specific proprieties that can be useful to obtain high quality industrial products.
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- Cinzia Ingallina
- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (M.S.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (M.S.); (L.M.)
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- Institute for Biological Systems, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Segre-Capitani”, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy
- Correspondence: (A.P.S.); (M.D.); Tel.: +39-06-9067-2385 (A.P.S.); +39-081-678644 (M.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy; (C.E.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy; (C.E.); (C.S.)
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- Tefarco Innova, Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A-Campus, 43124 Parma, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, 80138 Naples, Italy; (C.E.); (C.S.)
- International Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
- Correspondence: (A.P.S.); (M.D.); Tel.: +39-06-9067-2385 (A.P.S.); +39-081-678644 (M.D.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (M.S.); (L.M.)
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Testone G, Sobolev A, Gonnella M, Renna M, Mannina L, Capitani D, Arnesi G, Biancari T, Giannino D. Corrigendum to "Insights into sucrose pathway of chicory stems by integrative transcriptomic and metabolic analyses" [Phytochemistry Vol. 167 (November 2019) 112086. Phytochemistry 2020; 177:112420. [PMID: 32516580 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Giulio Testone
- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology - Unit of Rome, National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Biological Systems, "Annalaura Segre" Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Via G. Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Via G. Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy; Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Biological Systems, "Annalaura Segre" Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy; Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Biological Systems, "Annalaura Segre" Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Enza Zaden Italia, Strada Statale Aurelia km. 96.400, 01016, Tarquinia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Enza Zaden Italia, Strada Statale Aurelia km. 96.400, 01016, Tarquinia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology - Unit of Rome, National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy.
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Di Matteo G, Spano M, Grosso M, Salvo A, Ingallina C, Russo M, Ritieni A, Mannina L. Food and COVID-19: Preventive/Co-therapeutic Strategies Explored by Current Clinical Trials and in Silico Studies. Foods 2020; 9:E1036. [PMID: 32752217 PMCID: PMC7466271 DOI: 10.3390/foods9081036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Foods, food ingredients, and their balanced consumption are recognized to have an important role in achieving or maintaining a state of wellbeing by acting as carriers of functional components and bioactive molecules. However, the potential contribution of foods to consumers' health has so far only been partially exploited. The rapidly evolving scenario of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is stimulating profound reflection on the relationships between food and the etiological agent, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here, the status of knowledge regarding food as a possible defense/co-therapeutic strategy against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is considered through the discussion of two main current lines of research. One line of research relates to the role of micronutrients, food components, and diets in the strengthening of the immune system through clinical trials; formulations could be developed as immune system enhancers or as co-adjuvants in therapies. The other line of research relates to investigation of the chemical interactions that specific food compounds can have with host or virus targets so as to interfere with the viral infective cycle of SARS-CoV-2. This line requires, as a first step, an in silico evaluation to discover lead compounds, which may be further developed through drug-design studies, in vitro and in vivo tests, and, finally, clinical trials to obtain therapeutic molecules. All of these promising strategies promote the role of food in preventive/co-therapeutic strategies to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Giacomo Di Matteo
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (M.S.); (A.S.); (C.I.); (L.M.)
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (M.S.); (A.S.); (C.I.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (M.S.); (A.S.); (C.I.); (L.M.)
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (M.S.); (A.S.); (C.I.); (L.M.)
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- Department of Agriculture, Food Chemistry Safety and Sensoromic Laboratory (FoCuSS Lab), University of Reggio Calabria, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
- UNESCO Chair of Health Education and Sustainable Development, University of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Technologies of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (G.D.M.); (M.S.); (A.S.); (C.I.); (L.M.)
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Ingallina C, Sobolev AP, Circi S, Spano M, Fraschetti C, Filippi A, Di Sotto A, Di Giacomo S, Mazzoccanti G, Gasparrini F, Quaglio D, Campiglia E, Carradori S, Locatelli M, Vinci G, Rapa M, Ciano S, Giusti AM, Botta B, Ghirga F, Capitani D, Mannina L. Cannabis sativa L. Inflorescences from Monoecious Cultivars Grown in Central Italy: An Untargeted Chemical Characterization from Early Flowering to Ripening. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25081908. [PMID: 32326129 PMCID: PMC7221798 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25081908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The chemical composition of the inflorescences from four Cannabis sativa L. monoecious cultivars (Ferimon, Uso-31, Felina 32 and Fedora 17), recently introduced in the Lazio Region, was monitored over the season from June to September giving indications on their sensorial, pharmaceutical/nutraceutical proprieties. Both untargeted (NMR) and targeted (GC/MS, UHPLC, HPLC-PDA/FD and spectrophotometry) analyses were carried out to identify and quantify compounds of different classes (sugars, organic acids, amino acids, cannabinoids, terpenoids, phenols, tannins, flavonoids and biogenic amines). All cultivars in each harvesting period showed a THC content below the Italian legal limit, although in general THC content increased over the season. Citric acid, malic acid and glucose showed the highest content in the late flowering period, whereas the content of proline drastically decreased after June in all cultivars. Neophytadiene, nerolidol and chlorogenic acid were quantified only in Felina 32 cultivar, characterized also by a very high content of flavonoids, whereas alloaromadendrene and trans-cinnamic acid were detected only in Uso-31 cultivar. Naringenin and naringin were present only in Fedora 17 and Ferimon cultivars, respectively. Moreover, Ferimon had the highest concentration of biogenic amines, especially in July and August. Cadaverine was present in all cultivars but only in September. These results suggest that the chemical composition of Cannabis sativa L. inflorescences depends on the cultivar and on the harvesting period. Producers can use this information as a guide to obtain inflorescences with peculiar chemical characteristics according to the specific use.
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- Cinzia Ingallina
- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (S.C.); (M.S.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (G.M.); (F.G.); (D.Q.); (B.B.)
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- Institute for Biological Systems, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Segre-Capitani”, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy;
- Correspondence: (A.P.S.); (L.M.); Tel.: +39-06-9067-2385 (A.P.S.); +39-064-991-3735 (L.M.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (S.C.); (M.S.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (G.M.); (F.G.); (D.Q.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (S.C.); (M.S.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (G.M.); (F.G.); (D.Q.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (S.C.); (M.S.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (G.M.); (F.G.); (D.Q.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (S.C.); (M.S.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (G.M.); (F.G.); (D.Q.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Ersparmer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.D.S.); (S.D.G.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology “V. Ersparmer”, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (A.D.S.); (S.D.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (S.C.); (M.S.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (G.M.); (F.G.); (D.Q.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (S.C.); (M.S.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (G.M.); (F.G.); (D.Q.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (S.C.); (M.S.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (G.M.); (F.G.); (D.Q.); (B.B.)
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- Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences, University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (S.C.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy; (S.C.); (M.L.)
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- Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome, via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.V.); (M.R.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome, via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.V.); (M.R.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Management, Sapienza University of Rome, via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy; (G.V.); (M.R.); (S.C.)
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (S.C.); (M.S.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (G.M.); (F.G.); (D.Q.); (B.B.)
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- Center for Life Nano Science@Sapienza, Italian Institute of Technology, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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- Institute for Biological Systems, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Segre-Capitani”, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Drugs, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; (C.I.); (S.C.); (M.S.); (C.F.); (A.F.); (G.M.); (F.G.); (D.Q.); (B.B.)
- Institute for Biological Systems, Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Segre-Capitani”, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.300, 00015 Monterotondo, Italy;
- Correspondence: (A.P.S.); (L.M.); Tel.: +39-06-9067-2385 (A.P.S.); +39-064-991-3735 (L.M.)
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Testone G, Sobolev A, Gonnella M, Renna M, Mannina L, Capitani D, Arnesi G, Biancari T, Giannino D. Insights into sucrose pathway of chicory stems by integrative transcriptomic and metabolic analyses. Phytochemistry 2019; 167:112086. [PMID: 31450092 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2019.112086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The worldwide-cultivated chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) produces food and beneficial compounds, and young pre-flowering inflorescence stems are newly marketed vegetables. These sink-organs undergo growth by metabolizing sugars of leaf origin; the carbohydrate content and sweetness are crucial aspects for consumers' nutrition and acceptance. NMR profiling of 31 hydrosoluble phytochemicals showed that stem contents varied as influenced by genotype, environment and interaction, and that higher sucrose levels were associated with the sweeter of two landraces. Integrative analyses of metabolic and transcriptomic profile variations allowed the dissection of sucrose pathway. Overall, 427 and 23 unigenes respectively fell into the categories of sucrose metabolism and sugar carriers. Among 10 differentially expressed genes, the 11474/sucrose synthase, 53458/fructokinase, 9306 and 17035/hexokinases, and 20171/SWEET-type genes significantly associated to sugar content variation, and deduced proteins were characterised in silico. Correlation analyses encompassing sugar level variation, expressions of the former genes and of computationally assigned transcription factors (10938/NAC, 14712/bHLH, 40133/TALE and 17846/MIKC) revealed a gene network. The latter was minimally affected by the environment and accomplished with markers, representing a resource for biological studies and breeding.
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- Giulio Testone
- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology - Unit of Rome, National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Biological Systems, "Annalaura Segre" Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Via G. Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Via G. Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy; Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Institute for Biological Systems, "Annalaura Segre" Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy; Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Biological Systems, "Annalaura Segre" Magnetic Resonance Laboratory, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Enza Zaden Italia, Strada Statale Aurelia km. 96.400, 01016, Tarquinia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Enza Zaden Italia, Strada Statale Aurelia km. 96.400, 01016, Tarquinia, Viterbo, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology - Unit of Rome, National Research Council (CNR), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy.
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Ingallina C, Capitani D, Mannina L, Carradori S, Locatelli M, Di Sotto A, Di Giacomo S, Toniolo C, Pasqua G, Valletta A, Simonetti G, Parroni A, Beccaccioli M, Vinci G, Rapa M, Giusti AM, Fraschetti C, Filippi A, Maccelli A, Crestoni ME, Fornarini S, Sobolev AP. Phytochemical and biological characterization of Italian "sedano bianco di Sperlonga" Protected Geographical Indication celery ecotype: A multimethodological approach. Food Chem 2019; 309:125649. [PMID: 31718835 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Celery is a widely used vegetable known for its peculiar sensorial and nutritional properties. Here, the white celery (Apium graveolens L.) "sedano bianco di Sperlonga" PGI ecotype was investigated to obtain the metabolic profile of its edible parts (blade leaves and petioles) also related to quality, freshness and biological properties. A multi-methodological approach, including NMR, MS, HPLC-PDA, GC-MS and spectrophotometric analyses, was proposed to analyse celery extracts. Sugars, polyalcohols, amino acids, organic acids, phenols, sterols, fatty acids, phthalides, chlorophylls, tannins and flavonoids were detected in different concentrations in blade leaf and petiole extracts, indicating celery parts as nutraceutical sources. The presence of some phenols in celery extracts was here reported for the first time. Low contents of biogenic amines and mycotoxins confirmed celery quality and freshness. Regarding the biological properties, ethanolic celery extracts inhibited the oxidative-mediated DNA damage induced by tert-butylhydroperoxide and scavenged DPPH and ABTS radicals.
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- Cinzia Ingallina
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy; Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Farmacologia "V. Ersparmer", Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Farmacologia "V. Ersparmer", Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Management, Laboratorio di Merceologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Management, Laboratorio di Merceologia, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale Sapienza, Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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- Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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- Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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- Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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- Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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- Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy.
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Di Lorenzo A, Sobolev AP, Nabavi SF, Sureda A, Moghaddam AH, Khanjani S, Di Giovanni C, Xiao J, Shirooie S, Tsetegho Sokeng AJ, Baldi A, Mannina L, Nabavi SM, Daglia M. Corrigendum to "Antidepressive effects of a chemically characterized maqui berry extract (Aristotelia chilensis (molina) stuntz) in a mouse model of Post-stroke depression" [Food Chem. Toxicol. 129 (2019) 434-443]. Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 131:110641. [PMID: 31307821 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- A Di Lorenzo
- Department of Drug Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology Section, Pavia University, Viale Taramelli 12, Pavia, 27100, Italy.
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy.
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box, 19395-5487, Tehran, 19395-5487, Iran.
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- Grup de Nutrició Comunitària I Estrès Oxidatiu and CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, E-07122, Spain.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Shahid Behshti University, P.O. Box, 19615-1178, Tehran, 19615-1178, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Quality Control in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 6734667149, Iran.
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology Section, Pavia University, Viale Taramelli 12, Pavia, 27100, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology Section, Pavia University, Viale Taramelli 12, Pavia, 27100, Italy.
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy; Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box, 19395-5487, Tehran, 19395-5487, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Sobolev AP, Ciampa A, Ingallina C, Mannina L, Capitani D, Ernesti I, Maggi E, Businaro R, Del Ben M, Engel P, Giusti AM, Donini LM, Pinto A. Blueberry-Based Meals for Obese Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary Metabolomic Pilot Study. Metabolites 2019; 9:metabo9070138. [PMID: 31295937 PMCID: PMC6680695 DOI: 10.3390/metabo9070138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Revised: 07/05/2019] [Accepted: 07/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A pilot study was carried out on five obese/overweight patients suffering from metabolic syndrome, with the aim to evaluate postprandial effects of high fat/high glycemic load meals enriched by blueberries. Postprandial urine samples were analyzed by 1H-NMR spectroscopy after 2 and 4 h from ingestion to identify potential markers of blueberry intake. Significant decrease of methylamines, acetoacetate, acetone and succinate, known indicators of type 2 diabetes mellitus, were observed after the intake of meals enriched with blueberries. On the other hand, an accumulation of p-hydroxyphenyl-acetic acid and 3-(3’-hydroxyphenyl)-3-hydropropionic acid originating from gut microbial dehydrogenation of proanthocyanidins and procyanidins was detected. Real-time PCR-analysis of mRNAs obtained from mononuclear blood cells showed significant changes in cytokine gene expression levels after meals integrated with blueberries. In particular, the mRNAs expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β), pro and anti-inflammation cytokines, respectively, significantly decreased and increased after blueberry supplementation, indicating a positive impact of blueberry ingestion in the reduction of risk of inflammation. The combined analysis of the urine metabolome and clinical markers represents a promising approach in monitoring the metabolic impact of blueberries in persons with metabolic syndrome.
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- Anatoly Petrovich Sobolev
- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, CNR, via Salaria km 29.300, I-00015 Monterotondo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy.
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- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, CNR, via Salaria km 29.300, I-00015 Monterotondo, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy.
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- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", Istituto per i Sistemi Biologici, CNR, via Salaria km 29.300, I-00015 Monterotondo, Italy
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- Sezione di Fisiopatologia Medica, Scienza dell'Alimentazione ed Endocrinologia - Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Biotecnologie medico-chirurgiche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Biotecnologie medico-chirurgiche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100 Latina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Policlinico Umberto 1 Sapienza Università di Roma, viale del Policlinico 151, I-00185, Roma, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria (CREA), Ufficio Rapporti Istituzionali e Relazioni Internazionali, Via Po 14, 00198 Roma, Italy
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- Sezione di Fisiopatologia Medica, Scienza dell'Alimentazione ed Endocrinologia - Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Sezione di Fisiopatologia Medica, Scienza dell'Alimentazione ed Endocrinologia - Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Sezione di Fisiopatologia Medica, Scienza dell'Alimentazione ed Endocrinologia - Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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Salzano AM, Renzone G, Sobolev AP, Carbone V, Petriccione M, Capitani D, Vitale M, Novi G, Zambrano N, Pasquariello MS, Mannina L, Scaloni A. Unveiling Kiwifruit Metabolite and Protein Changes in the Course of Postharvest Cold Storage. Front Plant Sci 2019; 10:71. [PMID: 30778366 PMCID: PMC6369206 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Actinidia deliciosa cv. Hayward fruit is renowned for its micro- and macronutrients, which vary in their levels during berry physiological development and postharvest processing. In this context, we have recently described metabolic pathways/molecular effectors in fruit outer endocarp characterizing the different stages of berry physiological maturation. Here, we report on the kiwifruit postharvest phase through an integrated approach consisting of pomological analysis combined with NMR/LC-UV/ESI-IT-MSn- and 2D-DIGE/nanoLC-ESI-LIT-MS/MS-based proteometabolomic measurements. Kiwifruit samples stored under conventional, cold-based postharvest conditions not involving the use of dedicated chemicals were sampled at four stages (from fruit harvest to pre-commercialization) and analyzed in comparison for pomological features, and outer endocarp metabolite and protein content. About 42 metabolites were quantified, together with corresponding proteomic changes. Proteomics showed that proteins associated with disease/defense, energy, protein destination/storage, cell structure and metabolism functions were affected at precise fruit postharvest times, providing a justification to corresponding pomological/metabolite content characteristics. Bioinformatic analysis of variably represented proteins revealed a central network of interacting species, modulating metabolite level variations during postharvest fruit storage. Kiwifruit allergens were also quantified, demonstrating in some cases their highest levels at the fruit pre-commercialization stage. By lining up kiwifruit postharvest processing to a proteometabolomic depiction, this study integrates previous observations on metabolite and protein content in postharvest berries treated with specific chemical additives, and provides a reference framework for further studies on the optimization of fruit storage before its commercialization.
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- Anna Maria Salzano
- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Istituto per il Sistema Produzione Animale In Ambiente Mediterraneo, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Istituto per il Sistema Produzione Animale In Ambiente Mediterraneo, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Annalaura Segre”, Institute of Chemical Methodologies, National Research Council, Monterotondo, Italy
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- Institute of Food Sciences, National Research Council, Avellino, Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca per Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Caserta, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Annalaura Segre”, Institute of Chemical Methodologies, National Research Council, Monterotondo, Italy
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- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Istituto per il Sistema Produzione Animale In Ambiente Mediterraneo, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Istituto per il Sistema Produzione Animale In Ambiente Mediterraneo, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca per Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Caserta, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Laboratory “Annalaura Segre”, Institute of Chemical Methodologies, National Research Council, Monterotondo, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Istituto per il Sistema Produzione Animale In Ambiente Mediterraneo, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
- *Correspondence: Andrea Scaloni,
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Tsetegho Sokeng AJ, Sobolev AP, Di Lorenzo A, Xiao J, Mannina L, Capitani D, Daglia M. Metabolite characterization of powdered fruits and leaves from Adansonia digitata L. (baobab): A multi-methodological approach. Food Chem 2019; 272:93-108. [PMID: 30309609 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Arold Jorel Tsetegho Sokeng
- Department of Drug Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology Section, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology Section, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy; Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo (Rome), Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology Section, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Viola E, Donzello MP, Testani S, Luccisano G, Astolfi ML, Rizzoli C, Cong L, Mannina L, Ercolani C, Kadish KM. Tetra-2,3-pyrazinoporphyrazines with Peripherally Appended Pyridine Rings. 19. Pentanuclear Octa(2-pyridyl)tetrapyrazinoporphyrazines Carrying Externally Carboranthiolate Groups: Physicochemical Properties and Potentialities as Anticancer Drugs. Inorg Chem 2018; 58:1120-1133. [PMID: 30596493 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b02269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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New pentanuclear porphyrazine complexes of formula [{Pd(CBT)2}4LM]· xH2O (L = tetrakis-2,3-[5,6-di(2-pyridyl)pyrazino]porphyrazinato anion, CBT = m-carborane-1-thiolate, and M = MgII(H2O), ZnII, PdII) were prepared in good yield as dark green hydrated amorphous solids by reaction of the respective pentanuclear species [(PdCl2)4LM] with m-carboran-1-thiol in CH3CN. Physicochemical characterization of the new species was carried out by elemental and thermogravimetric analysis along with IR and 1H/13C NMR measurements. UV-vis spectral characterization performed in DMSO, DMF, and pyridine solution provided information about the stability of the new homo/heteropentanuclear species and their tendency to undergo detachment of the peripheral Pd(CBT)2 groups. The data from NMR, UV-vis, and electrochemical experiments indicate that external coordination of the Pd(CBT)2 units to the mononuclear [LM] species affects only slightly the π electron distribution within the internal macrocyclic choromophore. The Pd(CBT)2 units are released in pyridine solution and in the case of the ZnII complex [{Pd(CBT)2}4LZn] give rise to a finely crystalline light-yellow solid identified by single-crystal X-ray work as the trans isomer of the bispyridine adduct [py2(CBT)2Pd]. The new pentanuclear macrocyclic complexes behave in DMF solution as active photosensitizers for singlet oxygen production, 1O2, the cytotoxic agent in anticancer photodynamic therapy, and have larger quantum yield values (ΦΔ = 0.6-0.7) than those found on average for the related tetrapyrazinoporphyrazine analogs (ΦΔ = 0.4-0.6). The presence of the CBT groups in the currently investigated complexes opens up the possibility for their use in boron neutron capture therapy, leading potentially to new bimodal anticancer curative drugs.
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- Elisa Viola
- Dipartimento di Chimica , Università di Roma Sapienza , P. le A. Moro 5 , I-00185 Rome , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , Università di Roma Sapienza , P. le A. Moro 5 , I-00185 Rome , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , Università di Roma Sapienza , P. le A. Moro 5 , I-00185 Rome , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , Università di Roma Sapienza , P. le A. Moro 5 , I-00185 Rome , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , Università di Roma Sapienza , P. le A. Moro 5 , I-00185 Rome , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale , Università di Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A , I-43124 Parma , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Houston , Houston , Texas 77204-5003 , United States
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco , Università di Roma Sapienza , P. le A. Moro 5 , I-00185 Rome , Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica , Università di Roma Sapienza , P. le A. Moro 5 , I-00185 Rome , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Houston , Houston , Texas 77204-5003 , United States
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Mariani C, Cesa S, Ingallina C, Mannina L. Identification of tetrahydrogeranylgeraniol and dihydrogeranylgeraniol in extra virgin olive oil. Grasas y Aceites 2018. [DOI: 10.3989/gya.0782171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Olive oil contains many different compounds which are responsible for its nutritional and sensorial value. However, some compounds present in olive oil at very low amounts have not yet been identified. Here, the detection of tetrahydrogeranylgeraniol and dihydrogeranylgeraniol, in both the total aliphatic alcohol and waxy fractions of extra virgin olive oil, is reported for the first time using GC and GC-MS methodologies. It was suggested that tetrahydrogeranylgeraniol and dihydrogeranylgeraniol do not originate from the hydrolysis of the chlorophyll but are present as diterpenic esters.
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Iebba V, Guerrieri F, Di Gregorio V, Levrero M, Gagliardi A, Santangelo F, Sobolev AP, Circi S, Giannelli V, Mannina L, Schippa S, Merli M. Combining amplicon sequencing and metabolomics in cirrhotic patients highlights distinctive microbiota features involved in bacterial translocation, systemic inflammation and hepatic encephalopathy. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8210. [PMID: 29844325 PMCID: PMC5974022 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26509-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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In liver cirrhosis (LC), impaired intestinal functions lead to dysbiosis and possible bacterial translocation (BT). Bacteria or their byproducts within the bloodstream can thus play a role in systemic inflammation and hepatic encephalopathy (HE). We combined 16S sequencing, NMR metabolomics and network analysis to describe the interrelationships of members of the microbiota in LC biopsies, faeces, peripheral/portal blood and faecal metabolites with clinical parameters. LC faeces and biopsies showed marked dysbiosis with a heightened proportion of Enterobacteriaceae. Our approach showed impaired faecal bacterial metabolism of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and carbon/methane sources in LC, along with an enhanced stress-related response. Sixteen species, mainly belonging to the Proteobacteria phylum, were shared between LC peripheral and portal blood and were functionally linked to iron metabolism. Faecal Enterobacteriaceae and trimethylamine were positively correlated with blood proinflammatory cytokines, while Ruminococcaceae and SCFAs played a protective role. Within the peripheral blood and faeces, certain species (Stenotrophomonas pavanii, Methylobacterium extorquens) and metabolites (methanol, threonine) were positively related to HE. Cirrhotic patients thus harbour a 'functional dysbiosis' in the faeces and peripheral/portal blood, with specific keystone species and metabolites related to clinical markers of systemic inflammation and HE.
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- Valerio Iebba
- Istituto Pasteur Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Public Health and Infectious Diseases Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life NanoScience@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life NanoScience@Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
- INSERM, U1052, Cancer Research Center of Lyon (CRCL), Université de Lyon (UCBL1), Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France
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- Public Health and Infectious Diseases Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Public Health and Infectious Diseases Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Rome, Italy
- Magnetic Resonance Laboratory "Annalaura Segre", Institute of Chemical Methodologies, CNR, via Salaria km 29.300, 00015, Monterotondo, (RM), Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185, Rome, Italy
- Magnetic Resonance Laboratory "Annalaura Segre", Institute of Chemical Methodologies, CNR, via Salaria km 29.300, 00015, Monterotondo, (RM), Italy
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- Public Health and Infectious Diseases Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 37, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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Fraschetti C, Guarcini L, Zazza C, Mannina L, Circi S, Piccirillo S, Chiavarino B, Filippi A. Real time evolution of unprotected protonated galactosamine probed by IRMPD spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018. [PMID: 29536991 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07642h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Conformational characterization of single α- and β-epimers of galactosamine in solution still remains an intriguing task because of their flexibility and ability to interconvert. This difficulty was circumvented by recording several "snapshots" of the epimerization process by means of fast ESI vaporization of a galactosamine·HCl sample solution at different times. Consequently, the so generated gaseous mixtures were spectroscopically investigated and the specific conformational features of both α- and β-epimers were assigned, despite the overlapping of several IR signals. Interestingly, from a comparison with time-resolved 1H-NMR data obtained for the same solutions, the catalyzing effect of the applied ESI technique in the anomerization process clearly emerges. Finally, the experimental data were supported using both the Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Block-Localized Wavefunction (BLW) approaches: the latter method was applied here for the first time for the investigation of charged species.
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- C Fraschetti
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza-Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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Iaffaldano N, Di Iorio M, Mannina L, Paventi G, Rosato MP, Cerolini S, Sobolev AP. Age-dependent changes in metabolic profile of turkey spermatozoa as assessed by NMR analysis. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0194219. [PMID: 29534088 PMCID: PMC5849324 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Metabolic profile of fresh turkey spermatozoa at three different reproductive period ages, namely 32, 44 and 56 weeks, was monitored by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and correlated to sperm quality parameters. The age-related decrease in sperm quality as indicated by reduction of sperm concentration, sperm mobility and osmotic tolerance was associated to variation in the level of specific water-soluble and liposoluble metabolites. In particular, the highest levels of isoleucine, phenylalanine, leucine, tyrosine and valine were found at 32 weeks of age, whereas aspartate, lactate, creatine, carnitine, acetylcarnitine levels increased during the ageing. Lipid composition also changed during the ageing: diunsaturated fatty acids level increased from 32 to 56 weeks of age, whereas a reduction of polyunsaturated fatty acids content was observed at 56 weeks. The untargeted approach attempts to give a wider picture of metabolic changes occurring in ageing suggesting that the reduction of sperm quality could be due to a progressive deficiency in mitochondrial energy producing systems, as also prompted by the negative correlation found between sperm mobility and the increase in certain mitochondrial metabolites.
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- Nicolaia Iaffaldano
- Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica “Annalaura Segre”, CNR, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica “Annalaura Segre”, CNR, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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Sobolev AP, Mannina L, Capitani D, Sanzò G, Ingallina C, Botta B, Fornarini S, Crestoni ME, Chiavarino B, Carradori S, Locatelli M, Giusti AM, Simonetti G, Vinci G, Preti R, Toniolo C, Reverberi M, Scarpari M, Parroni A, Abete L, Natella F, Di Sotto A. A multi-methodological approach in the study of Italian PDO "Cornetto di Pontecorvo" red sweet pepper. Food Chem 2018; 255:120-131. [PMID: 29571457 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.02.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A multi-methodological approach was applied to study red sweet peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) ecotype "Cornetto di Pontecorvo" grown in a greenhouse or in open field. This approach includes morphological analysis, chemical composition determination, and biological activity evaluation of different extracts from pepper fruits. Untargeted analyses, namely NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry, allowed the comprehensive pepper metabolite profile of pepper pulp, peel and seeds hydroalcoholic and organic extracts to be determined, showing the presence of sugars, organic acids, amino acids and other secondary metabolites. Targeted analyses, such as HPLC-PDA, HPLC-TLC and spectrophotometric analyses allowed polyphenols, tannins, flavonoids and pigments content to be determined. Samples quality and freshness were verified by the low content of biogenic amines and mycotoxins, as determined using HPLC-FLD and HPLC-MS, respectively. Preliminary biological results demonstrated the ability of the organic extracts to inhibit α-amylase, a key enzyme in the control of glucose metabolism.
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- Anatoly P Sobolev
- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Rome, Italy; Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica "Annalaura Segre", CNR, 00015 Monterotondo Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Merceologia, Dipartimento di Management, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Merceologia, Dipartimento di Management, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via del Castro Laurenziano 9, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Farmacologia "V. Ersparmer", Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca per Alimenti e Nutrizione CREA AN, via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Farmacologia "V. Ersparmer", Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Di Sotto A, Vecchiato M, Abete L, Toniolo C, Giusti AM, Mannina L, Locatelli M, Nicoletti M, Di Giacomo S. Capsicum annuum L. var. Cornetto di Pontecorvo PDO: Polyphenolic profile and in vitro biological activities. J Funct Foods 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Salzano AM, Sobolev A, Carbone V, Petriccione M, Renzone G, Capitani D, Vitale M, Minasi P, Pasquariello MS, Novi G, Zambrano N, Scortichini M, Mannina L, Scaloni A. A proteometabolomic study of Actinidia deliciosa fruit development. J Proteomics 2017; 172:11-24. [PMID: 29133123 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Anna Maria Salzano
- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Laboratory "Annalaura Segre", Institute of Chemical Methodologies, National Research Council, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Food Sciences, National Research Council, 83100 Avellino, Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca per Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Laboratory "Annalaura Segre", Institute of Chemical Methodologies, National Research Council, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, 80147 Naples, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Food Sciences, National Research Council, 83100 Avellino, Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca per Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, 80147 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", 80131 Naples, Italy; CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80145 Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca per Olivicoltura, Frutticoltura e Agrumicoltura, Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Laboratory "Annalaura Segre", Institute of Chemical Methodologies, National Research Council, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy; Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Proteomics & Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, ISPAAM, National Research Council, 80147 Naples, Italy.
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Manjunatha Reddy GN, Mannina L, Sobolev AP, Caldarelli S. Polyphenols Fingerprinting in Olive Oils Through Maximum-Quantum NMR Spectroscopy. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-017-1069-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sobolev AP, Mannina L, Costanzo M, Cisterna B, Malatesta M, Zancanaro C. Age-related changes in skeletal muscle composition: A pilot nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy study in mice. Exp Gerontol 2017; 92:23-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Nescatelli R, Carradori S, Marini F, Caponigro V, Bucci R, De Monte C, Mollica A, Mannina L, Ceruso M, Supuran CT, Secci D. Geographical characterization by MAE-HPLC and NIR methodologies and carbonic anhydrase inhibition of Saffron components. Food Chem 2017; 221:855-863. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.11.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Mannina L, Marini F, Antiochia R, Cesa S, Magrì A, Capitani D, Sobolev AP. Tracing the origin of beer samples by NMR and chemometrics: Trappist beers as a case study. Electrophoresis 2016; 37:2710-2719. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201600082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Luisa Mannina
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco; Sapienza Università di Roma; Rome Italy
- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, CNR; Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare “Annalaura Segre,”; Monterotondo Rome Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Sapienza Università di Roma; Rome Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco; Sapienza Università di Roma; Rome Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco; Sapienza Università di Roma; Rome Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica; Sapienza Università di Roma; Rome Italy
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, CNR; Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare “Annalaura Segre,”; Monterotondo Rome Italy
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche, CNR; Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica Nucleare “Annalaura Segre,”; Monterotondo Rome Italy
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Camin F, Pavone A, Bontempo L, Wehrens R, Paolini M, Faberi A, Marianella RM, Capitani D, Vista S, Mannina L. The use of IRMS, 1 H NMR and chemical analysis to characterise Italian and imported Tunisian olive oils. Food Chem 2016; 196:98-105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.08.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2014] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Corinti D, Mannina L, Chiavarino B, Steinmetz V, Fornarini S, Crestoni ME. IRMPD signature of protonated pantothenic acid, an ubiquitous nutrient. Chem Phys Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2016.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mannina L, Sobolev AP, Coppo E, Di Lorenzo A, Nabavi SM, Marchese A, Daglia M. Antistaphylococcal activity and metabolite profiling of manuka honey (Leptospermum scoparium L.) after in vitro simulated digestion. Food Funct 2016; 7:1664-70. [DOI: 10.1039/c5fo01409c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The antistaphylococcal activity against methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the metabolite profiling of manuka honey (MH) were investigated before and after in vitro simulated digestion.
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- Luisa Mannina
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- Italy
- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche
- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica “Annalaura Segre”
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- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche
- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica “Annalaura Segre”
- CNR
- Italy
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- Microbiology Unit
- DISC
- University of Genoa and IRCSS San Martino - IST
- Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology Section
- University of Pavia
- Italy
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center
- Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
- Tehran
- Iran
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- Microbiology Unit
- DISC
- University of Genoa and IRCSS San Martino - IST
- Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology Section
- University of Pavia
- Italy
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Menta S, Carradori S, Siani G, Secci D, Mannina L, Sobolev AP, Cirilli R, Pierini M. Elucidation of the mechanisms governing the thermal diastereomerization of bioactive chiral 1,3,4-thiadiazoline spiro-cyclohexyl derivatives towards their anancomeric stereoisomers. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra13727j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Synthesis of bioactive 1,3,4-thiadiazoline-spiro-cyclohexyl-alkyl-substituted diastereomers by effective switching between kinetic and thermodynamic control.
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- S. Menta
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara
- 66100 Chieti
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy
- “G. D'Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara
- 66100 Chieti
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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- Laboratorio di Risonanza Magnetica “AnnalauraSegre”
- Istituto di Metodologie Chimiche CNR Area della Ricerca di Roma
- 00015 Monterotondo
- Italy
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- Dipartimento del Farmaco
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità
- 00161 Rome
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco
- Sapienza Università di Roma
- 00185 Rome
- Italy
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Menta S, Carradori S, Secci D, Faggi C, Mannina L, Cirilli R, Pierini M. The Anancomeric Character of the Pharmacophore 1,3,4-Thiadiazoline Framework in Chiral Spiro-Cyclohexyl Derivatives: Effects on Stereochemistry and Spiro-Junction Lability. Thermodynamic Aspects. J Org Chem 2015; 80:11932-40. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b01635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sergio Menta
- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department
of Pharmacy, “G. D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica, Università degli studi di Firenze, Via della
Lastruccia 13, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento
del Farmaco, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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